TABLE
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Table
4.3: Fire damage in timber plantations in 1995.
Category
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Size of protected area (ha)
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Area encroached (ha)
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% of protected area encroached
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No. of areas affected
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National Parks |
614,000
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5,871
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0.96 |
54
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Wildlife Reserves |
368,000
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17,908
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4.87
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30
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Forest Reserves |
870,000
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23,012
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2.64
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571
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TOTAL |
1,852,000
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46,791
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8.47
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655
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Source. Forestry Department
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